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Power Reel issue

Power Reel shorted out.. causing me some issues.... Found a burnt wire in the Reel.. is this supposed to totally tight? or space between the flat bar and the square piece below it.. thinking it needs to be tight.. so it downs short out but wanted to make sure first.

It has brushes under it that pass the current to the Copper wheel below..

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Reply #1 –
Wow!  48 minutes without a response......WTH?
I'm for tightening them down,  but no experience.

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Reply #2 –
Quote from: DavidS –
Found a burnt wire in the Reel.. is this supposed to totally tight?

David,

Yes
You will most likely have to make a brush holder as the last time I checked they are no longer available.

Mike
Pamela & Mike 97 U 320

"It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters."

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Reply #3 –
Interesting damage on the copper rings from loads.  Probably the auto stop indexes the parts in the same alignment every time.

Fully in?  Fully out?

Good luck on this. No hill for a climber.

The future permanent  fix is what most of the industry switched to as did some of the marine industry and install a Glendinning cord reel.  No contacts. Permanently wired. I  lost the water hose reel as the cord reel had to be sideways in the limited space.

Power extension and retract on a remote.  My unit was a Monaco unit
"Riding and rejoicing"
Bob & Susan
1997 U320 40' Mid entry, build 5132,  wtbi ce27, 4th owner
2007 Solara convertible
2 prodeco tech outlaw ss electric bikes

1095 watts solar
08 Ls 460 and a sc430
2000 Ford F-250 superduty 4x4

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Reply #4 –
Quote from: Pamela & Mike –
David,

Yes
You will most likely have to make a brush holder as the last time I checked they are no longer available.

Mike
My assumption is  the black square thing is the isolater for the wire? it has some brass or copper pieces that the brush sits in...I am going to flatten the flat bar piece and maybe go to a larger screw on a couple as they are stripped a little.... thinking of just putting in a marine plug Like Bob mentioned but we will see what I can do with this thing.

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Reply #5 –
future:

Cablemaster Model RLC - Glendinning Products
"Riding and rejoicing"
Bob & Susan
1997 U320 40' Mid entry, build 5132,  wtbi ce27, 4th owner
2007 Solara convertible
2 prodeco tech outlaw ss electric bikes

1095 watts solar
08 Ls 460 and a sc430
2000 Ford F-250 superduty 4x4

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Reply #7 –
Really!  I would try and fix what you've got.
Can't be rocket surgery.

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Reply #8 –
Quote from: Travelin' Man –
Really!  I would try and fix what you've got.
Can't be rocket surgery.
Going to take it to the shop tomorrow and weld the frame up.. the way they made it is kind of unreal.. everything has to come aprat to work on it.. Terrible idea!!

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Reply #9 –
I'm sure you'll figure it out and it will be better than new when you're done.

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Reply #10 –
David,

I may have a used brush holder from a scrapped reel that had similar damage yours has. I will go up to the shop tomorrow and check and see if I still have it.

Mike

Quote from: DavidS –
My assumption is  the black square thing is the isolater for the wire?

Yes
Pamela & Mike 97 U 320

"It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters."